Moroni Olsen, the voice of the Magic Mirror in Disney's 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is born in Ogden, Utah. (You might also recognize his voice as the senior angel in the 1946 holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life.)

1907:

Character actor John McIntire, the voice of Grumpy Badger in

Disney's 1981 animated feature The Fox and the Hound, and

Rufus in the 1977 The Rescuers, is born in Spokane, Washington.

Raised in Montana, he grew up with ranchers and cowboys which later inspired his performances in dozens of westerns (such as Apache, The Kentuckian and Rooster Cogburn.) Coincidentally McIntire's wife, actress Jeanette Nolan, voiced the muskrat Ellie Mae in The Rescuers, and Widow Tweed in The Fox and the Hound. McIntire's Disney credits also included the 1974 live-action Herbie Rides Again (playing Mr. Hudson) and the Touchstone Pictures 1989 release Turner & Hooch (his last film) playing a crazy dog owner. (Fans of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho will recognize McIntire for his role of Sheriff Al Chambers.)

1936:

A story conference for Snow White is held at the Disney Studio. Walt, Frank Churchill, Charles Philippi, Joe Grant, Bill Cottrell, Larry Morey, and Bob Kuwahara discuss the sequence in which the

Huntsman, having taken Snow White into the woods, is supposed to kill her. Walt wants to develop the

scene in such a way that the Huntsman loses his nerve.

1938:

Actress and Disney Legend Kathryn Beaumont is born in London, England. Her Disney credits include Alice in Wonderland - as the voice of Alice, and Peter Pan - as the voice of Wendy.

1952:

Disney's Goofy short Teachers are People is released by RKO Pictures. Goofy desperately

tries (without much success) to teach a classroom full of young troublemakers. Narrated by Alan Reed (the future

Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon Who Killed Cock Robin? premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (It will play through July 17.)

The short will be nationally released (by United Artists) two days later.

1927:

Robert Keeshan, famously known to children as Captain Kangaroo, is

born in Lynbrook, New York. He is the voice of Aesop in a 1998 episode of Disney's Hercules

television series.

1995:

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chairman of the Board Mari Hulman George takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Walt Disney World Speedway. The track, located in Bay Lake on the grounds of the resort, will be a three-turn tri-oval, designed by Indianapolis Motor Speedway chief engineer Kevin Forbes.

"Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official." -Bob Keeshan

The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood hosts a special NASA space exploration display, including imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, on the same day as the general release of Disney-Pixar's animated feature, WALL-E. WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load

Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. The voice cast

includes Ben Burtt as WALL-E, Elissa Knight as a robot named EVE, Jeff Garlin as Captain B. McCrea, Fred Willard

as Shelby Forthright, Sigourney Weaver as the voice of the Axiom's computer, and John Ratzenberger & Kathy

Najimy as John and Mary. The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the

song "Down to Earth."

Released along with WALL-E is the Pixar short Presto - about a magician and his apprentice rabbit. It is directed by veteran Pixar animator Doug Sweetland, in his directorial debut.

The final Star Wars Weekend of the 2008 season begins at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Celebrity guests include Dave Filoni and Jake Lloyd.

My Babysitter's a Vampire, a Canadian television series based on the television film

of the same name, makes its U.S. television debut on Disney Channel.

2012:

Don Grady, known to Disney fans the world over as a Mouseketeer (in 1957) on the

original The Mickey Mouse Club, passes away at the age of 68 at his home in

Thousand Oaks, California. Born Don Louis Agrati on June 8, 1944, he was also one of

television's most beloved big brothers as Robbie Douglas on the long-running 1960s hit My Three Sons. A singer,

composer, and musician, Grady's Disney credits include a new Winnie the Pooh theme, songs for Disney's Magic

English, scoring game animations, and the first original Princess songs in 50 years, The Princess Tea Party Album

and The Princess Christmas Album, co-written with multi-platinum lyricist, Marty Panzer. Despite only appearing for

one season on The Mickey Mouse Club, Grady reunited with his fellow Mouseketeers over the years - most

recently during their 50th anniversary celebration.

June 27

This Day in Disney History - THE FIRST - THE ORIGINAL

Traveling in time since 1999!

2014:

Disney Channel debuts a new comedy series titled "Girl Meets World," a spinoff of "Boy Meets World" (a sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1993 to May 2000). The new

show stars Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage, Sabrina Carpenter, Peyton Meyer, August Maturo, Danielle Fishel, and Corey Fogelmanis, and centers around the life of a young teen girl, Riley Matthews, and her friends and family - particularly their school life, in which her father Cory is their history teacher! "Girl Meets World" will run for 3 seasons.

Disney Channel also airs the film Zapped for the first time. A bright teenager named Zoey,

struggling with changes in life - including a new family and school, finds a phone app that magically allows her to

control boys. It stars Zendaya, Chanelle Peloso, Emilia McCarthy and Spencer Boldman. (The premiere will garner

5.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable this evening.)

2019:

Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, the newest attraction at Disney California Adventure's Pixar Pier, has a soft opening. An updated version of Flik's Flyers (which was once a part of the now shuttered

A Bug’s Land), guests board one of eight Memory Movers, each themed to a character in the film, then spin with Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear as they try to sort through Riley’s memories. Emotional Whirlwind is scheduled to officially open June 28.

1966:

Filmmaker, writer and producer J.J. Abrams is born Jeffrey Jacob Abrams in New

York City. Known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction, his Disney/Touchstone credits include Taking Care of Business, Armageddon, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the ABC series Alias.